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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]NP here. OP, pediatricians cannot really diagnose ADHD properly. Do the evaluation properly for your child's sake.[/quote]

OP, there will always be a handful of people on this site that say this.  ADHD is not that complex.  It's relatively common.  The "proper evaluation" that people talk about costs a minimum of $3k, but more likely closer to $5k, which is money many people don't have.  Also there is a wait to get the evaluation during which time your child continues to have problems that may have been treatable.  The right thing for your child may be a neuropsych eval.  OTOH, it may be working through your pediatrician.  [/quote]

I am the PP to whom you are responding. Here's what the pediatricians will do: hand parents a questionnaire for them to fill out and for teacher to fill out. The questionnaires tell you very, very little. My son's questionnaires showed anxiety/depression but zero adhd-related issues because a) he is very bright b) interested in school-intellectual things c) not particularly hyperactive d) very rules oriented and hates getting in trouble. When we did the neuropsych with its many different components we were really able to parse his strengths and weaknesses. He was diagnosed with Anxiety and severe ADHD combined type. The teachers were shocked but the older he got, the more obvious it was that they got the diagnosis completely right. In contrast, one of my good friends consulted her pediatrician about her son who was struggling in school and left the office with a ritalin prescription. Turns out (two years later) they found out he has no attention issues but is dyslexic. These things are, in fact, extremely complicated and, if you want to get them right, the pediatrician is good for a referral. Period. [/quote]

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